Assessing the Effect of Strengthening Referral of Sick Children From the Private Health Sector and Its Impact on Referral Uptake in Uganda.
Malaria
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Malaria
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- A cluster is defined to be a parish or neighboring parishes if the distance between any two private outlets located in each of the parishes is<1 km( to minimize possible spill over).
Any of the 63 parishes/clusters in Mukono district will be eligible if:
i) Contain more than 200 households to ensure a sufficient number of sick children visiting the private outlets
ii) Contained at least one registered drug shop/private clinic with the district drug inspector (DDI).
iii) Contain a health centre II, the lowest public health facility where early treatment is sought.
Exclusion Criteria:
i) Unregistered drug shop/private clinic
ii) No HFII government health facility located within the same parish
iii) Fewer than 200 households in the parish where drug shop/private clinic is located
iv) If the health facility does not have a qualified health worker. Some government health HCIIs in Uganda are run by nursing aides.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
training on diagnosis, treatment and referral of children
Presumptive treament of sick children
Intervention Arm : training in diagnosis, treatment and referral of sick children
Control Arm - Training of private providers in completing study tools i.e. filling in register and referral forms. No training in diagnosis, treatment and referral and no community awareness on referral